The misconception of the world about the German people during World War 2
1. This topic will go over how the world perceives the Germans, and how they acted during World War 2, and will try to correct these biased viewpoints and redirect the heinous crimes which have been placed onto those people, to the people who actually deserve it.
2. I chose this topic because I'm tired of listening to extremely biased information smear the actual facts of what the German people were like during the war just to state that they were “Evil” in general. I also take this topic very personal, because my family comes down from a long line of Germans, including those who have served in the first, and second world war for Germany.
3. My topic related to Social Studies 11, and History 12.
4. The primary focus of my topic is cultural, and political because it deals with clarifying the information of how the Germans lived and it will talk about political figures.
5.
What I know about the Topic
What I want to know about the topic
What I have learned about the topic
- Germany was controlled by the Nazi party and Hitler, creating a totalitarian state. - Hitler helped 'rebuild' Germany after the war, creating jobs, a larger military, and helping the people in general - Hitler also persecuted Jews, removing them from daily life and eventually purged millions in death camps - The country was really war-driven, and wanted revenge from the Paris Peace treaties
- I need to learn more about the daily life of the average German citizen, and to cover more about the 'SS'.
-The German people were happy living in this society, there was no hatred towards Hitler for the majority of the people
6. Three important issues for this topic which I will try to clarify would be: 1. All Germans were Nazi’s and served solely for Hitler. 2. The German people knew what they were doing towards the Jews and other ethic groups 3. The Allies were all good and the Germans got what they deserved after the war, particularly with respect to the ethnic cleansing of German populations out of Eastern Europe after the end of the war.
7. Two controversial questions for my topic would include: The ethnic cleansing of Germans from Eastern Europe shortly after the war and the Allied fire bombings of Germany which was targeted towards citizens.
8. I prefer not to use internet sources as I do not trust the information that I am reading. Although there are a few sites which I may consider using, which would probably include Wikipedia, other than that I would be using textbooks, library books, and encyclopedias. I've still managed to find a decent source of information on the internet though, as it completely describes the SS, and how they operate.
The misconception of the world about the German people during World War 2
OVERVIEW OF TOPIC: The world has a biased opinion of the general German population during World War 2, in that the accepted viewpoint is that all Germans were Nazi’s, and that all Germans supported Hitler and supported the holocaust. This viewpoint is incorrect and is based on propaganda from many sources. Like the allies, the German people were fighting for their country and did not have the thought of doing anything else. The German army and the German navy were very conservative organizations and very proud of their past heritage. The people who did support the holocaust were usually part of an organization (such as the Hitler Youth), and were affiliated with Hitler and his government.
CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION(S) REGARDING TOPIC:
HYPOTHESIS: the world's opinion towards the general German population during world war 2 is extremely biased, in that the world believes that all Germans were Nazi's and supported every move that Hitler had made, including the holocaust.
Factual Questions What does the Nazi party have to do with influencing the people? How did the Nazi's get into power? Clarification Questions Why didn't all Germans support the actions of Hitler? How does the government control the the mindset of the population?
Interpretive Questions Why does the world have a biased viewpoint towards the Germans during WW2?
Inquiry Questions why did Hitler decide to execute anyone who opposed him?
The misconception of the world about the German people during World War 2
1. This topic will go over how the world perceives the Germans, and how they acted during World War 2, and will try to correct these biased viewpoints and redirect the heinous crimes which have been placed onto those people, to the people who actually deserve it.
2. I chose this topic because I'm tired of listening to extremely biased information smear the actual facts of what the German people were like during the war just to state that they were “Evil” in general. I also take this topic very personal, because my family comes down from a long line of Germans, including those who have served in the first, and second world war for Germany.
3. My topic related to Social Studies 11, and History 12.
4. The primary focus of my topic is cultural, and political because it deals with clarifying the information of how the Germans lived and it will talk about political figures.
5.
- Hitler helped 'rebuild' Germany after the war, creating jobs, a larger military, and helping the people in general
- Hitler also persecuted Jews, removing them from daily life and eventually purged millions in death camps
- The country was really war-driven, and wanted revenge from the Paris Peace treaties
6. Three important issues for this topic which I will try to clarify would be: 1. All Germans were Nazi’s and served solely for Hitler. 2. The German people knew what they were doing towards the Jews and other ethic groups 3. The Allies were all good and the Germans got what they deserved after the war, particularly with respect to the ethnic cleansing of German populations out of Eastern Europe after the end of the war.
7. Two controversial questions for my topic would include: The ethnic cleansing of Germans from Eastern Europe shortly after the war and the Allied fire bombings of Germany which was targeted towards citizens.
8. I prefer not to use internet sources as I do not trust the information that I am reading. Although there are a few sites which I may consider using, which would probably include Wikipedia, other than that I would be using textbooks, library books, and encyclopedias. I've still managed to find a decent source of information on the internet though, as it completely describes the SS, and how they operate.
http://www.germanmilitaryhistory.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_front_during_World_War_II#Germany
TOPIC:
The misconception of the world about the German people during World War 2
OVERVIEW OF TOPIC:
The world has a biased opinion of the general German population during World War 2, in that the accepted viewpoint is that all Germans were Nazi’s, and that all Germans supported Hitler and supported the holocaust. This viewpoint is incorrect and is based on propaganda from many sources.
Like the allies, the German people were fighting for their country and did not have the thought of doing anything else. The German army and the German navy were very conservative organizations and very proud of their past heritage. The people who did support the holocaust were usually part of an organization (such as the Hitler Youth), and were affiliated with Hitler and his government.
CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION(S) REGARDING TOPIC:
HYPOTHESIS:
the world's opinion towards the general German population during world war 2 is extremely biased, in that the world believes that all Germans were Nazi's and supported every move that Hitler had made, including the holocaust.
Factual Questions
What does the Nazi party have to do with influencing the people?
How did the Nazi's get into power?
Clarification Questions
Why didn't all Germans support the actions of Hitler?
How does the government control the the mindset of the population?
Interpretive Questions
Why does the world have a biased viewpoint towards the Germans during WW2?
Inquiry Questions
why did Hitler decide to execute anyone who opposed him?